influxdata / influxdata/docs-v2

Installation error on Mac for Core

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Description

Installing on Mac, I noticed I got an error when executing the curl command to download and run the shell scripts. The download went fine but installation gave error that No sha256sum in MacOS. Searching it I found a fix which was to have coreutils package installed on mac and I did it using homebrew using `brew install coreutils` so that worked. Not sure if you want to mention that in the guide (for MacOS).

##### Relevant URLs
- https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/core/install/
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/426837/no-sha256sum-in-macos

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Research direction

Start with the InfluxDB 3 Core installation guide at docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/core/install/ and review its macOS curl and shell-script steps. Update the guide to explain the sha256sum error and the required macOS workaround, then verify that the installation instructions are complete for Mac users.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, shell
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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